azyoung

I’m sorry to miss the festivities especially a CWT event so close to home. I was looking forward to putting some faces to some user names. Lance thanks for setting up the event hopefully it will be a great success and another get together will be planned in the near future. Have a fun safe BBQ! azyoung

I would rather apply for all species and have a chance to hunt more than one big game per year. azyoung

Awesome muley rack! Make you wonder if he hanging on someone wall? azyoung

Awesome catfish!! - Congrats azyoung

woodsaz, Kendrick park is surrounded by some awesome calling I have shot several dogs in the Kendrick area. Lance I agree with the call shy dogs. I notice close to town you can see several pull over spots along just about every road. I assume thats people calling. azyoung

Few years back a buddy had his side window smashed in his truck and they stole a bag of poor bro chips and a knife. They left a camera and glasses alone. Last year at the 36A Jr deer camp after the crowd left on Sunday we had some food and water taken but I leave that out hopefully to prevent them from rummaging through my food boxes and tent. azyoung

Scott, going out to see a Arizona transplant. An old buddy that I grew up with here in Flag. He found a pretty Texan girl and she drug him back to Amarillo. Never seen the country so heading out for brews and good times . azyoung

Great pic's Scott! Thanks for sharing. Heading to Amarillo next month. Don’t think it will look as good as your pictures. azyoung

Awesome!!! Great story and what a gobbler!! Great Job azyoung

Nice bird congrats! azyoung

Congrats to the young lady. All the fishing pics are great! azyoung

Great find - congrats! azyoung

The wolf is a tool to lock up and or restrict large portions of public land. - Have they noticed how many people are camped along the rim every summer weekend? azyoung

Real Nice Pictures!!! azyoung

I didn't like the overlap either, but for a different reason. I took my son to a "secret" spot during opening weekend (Sunday afternoon) of the 36A Jr hunt and when we were just about to our destination we met a guy leaving with a ~ 2yr-old whitetail buck in the back of his jeep. From my perspective, I don't want WT hunters in there when I'm trying to get my son on a deer. The reason for the overlap (and this applies to a lot of species and seasons in the state) is that you really run out of calendar space to fit everything in. As everyone reading this thread is now aware of, these hunts are all interconnected and moving one thing may seem easy but can cause all sorts of other repercussions. We try to get the kids in during a time of the year that is not too hot, not after all the other hunts, during a holiday so they have time off, etc. When you get a calendar out and try to lay all these seasons out and try to take into consideration all the misc considerations it gets very hard to avoid all overlaps. In the past we have thought that an overlap between a WT and MD hunt is less critical because they are hunting mostly different areas by elevation. Junior hunts have traditionally been mostly a mule deer hunt. Data from just this past year has shown that there is a recent shift in the species make-up of the junior harvest - juniors are taking a lot more WT now. In 2001, the harvest from the GMU32 Junior hunt was 35% WT, but last year (2006) it was 53% WT. In 2001, the harvest from the GMU36A Junior hunt was 34% WT, but last year was 68% WT. Juniors in GMU33 last year reported a whopping 83% of their harvest was WT! (See how important it is for you to return your post-hunt questionnaire? We can gleen all sorts of cool stuff from that thing.) This means we will have to rethink our idea that the Jr hunts are basically "mule deer" hunts and will have to do a better job of keeping the junior hunts from overlapping with the WT hunts. For the fall of 2007, however, I would say we should leave it because as we saw here, making last minute changes to hunt structure can be problematic. Also, (and more important) the public meetings this summer all over the state are to get input for hunt structure changes like this. The best and most appropriate time to fix this Jr problem is during this next cycle for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. JIM Jim, thanks for the reply. What happened to the late Jr. Hunt in 36A a few years back we hunted the first week of December and that was an awesome hunt. Did the December whitetail hunters complain? We hunted the last week of the hunt and saw several bucks every day and not one other hunter. Thanks, azyoung

Another overlap issue is with the 36A Jr hunt. I know this does not effect a lot of people but last year and again this year the 36A Jr hunt starts the last weekend of the Nov general whitetail and the fall javalina hunt. That unit was extremely busy opening weekend of the Jr. Hunt and I know some general whitetail hunter did not like all Jr crew showing up their last weekend that in the past was an opportunity for a quite end to their hunt. I do not understand why you they would mix a Jr. hunt with two general hunts. If they are trying to recruit young hunters why have the Jr’s start their hunt when the hills have been pounded several weeks prior. The Elk overlap does not make sense to me or moving the archery hunt earlier if I remember right the last archery tag I had seemed like the rut exploded the last few days of the hunt. Thanks Jim and Amanda for the information! azyoung

Awesome Story and Pics Thanks! azyoung

Great post and pic's Christian! Keep posting! azyoung

I agree the archery pic is awesome does remind you of early “good times” thanks Keith! Stan great pics of you and Erik – young hunters - that’s what’s it is all about!!!!!!! Good luck to successful young hunters and good luck on the next draw! azyoung

My Son Riley's last two deer 36A Jr deer 06 23 Jr deer 05 Great pics of all the young hunters!!!! azyoung

Real nice! azyoung

Nice find and that is a young guy . I spent the weekend in Young with my son - saw lots a turkey sign and heard several gobbles. My son called in his first gobbler also. Friday morning we heard a gobble and he used my old box call and a jake ran right in about 15' no elk sheds but found a small mule buck lion kill. congrats! azyoung

Sweet! congrats!!!! azyoung

Congrats Jennifer! Real nice javi! azyoung

Real nice muley! azyoung